Intel based 21.5" iMac freezes on restart

I have a mid 2010 21.5" iMac running 10.8.1 and whenever I try to restart it freezes on the gray screen. I then have to force power it down and when I power it back up everything seems to be fine. This is not new since upgrading the software.  It seems like it has been doing this ever since I first got it.  Not really that big an issue but certainly annoying.

Are you restarting from Sleep Mode or completely off?
Try a
SMC RESET
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord and ALL peripherals.
Wait 15 seconds.
Attach the computers power cable.
Wait another 5 seconds and press the power button to turn on the computer.
The 5 second timing is important to a successful reset.

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  • User Contributed Tips in Intel-based iMac Your Intel-based iMac Display

    *The following User Contributed Tips are located in the Intel-based iMac > Your Intel-based iMac Display forum:*
    a brody - Using a second Mac as a display for a first
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1587927
    Publish date: July 7, 2008
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    My 20" 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo had become almost useless due to freezes and crashes- with NO crash reports in the logs.
    They were often preceeded by video glitches, so I assumed it was a bad video card- unfortunately soldered to mother board.
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    Then I found this post from Bodomann on an Apple Support forum:
    "Following up on my previous posting regarding my son's late model 2006 iMac that required a $900 logic board replacement:
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    So thanks to Bodomann for posting- Hats off and three cheers to Derman and Cristoph for source code.
    http://www.derman.com/iMac-Fan-Control
    http://www.lobotomo.com/products/FanControl/index.html

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